Makerspace Tools, Skills, and Operations
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Spend a day exploring tried-and-true ways to set up your school’s Makerspace or learning effective ways to use your 3-D printers, laser/vinyl cutters and other Maker tools.
Who should attend: These workshops are for educators setting up school Makerspaces, learning effective ways to use maker technologies, and/or developing technical skills. The workshops are appropriate for teachers of students from grades 4 – 12, and who have tools and materials ranging from portable carts to fledgling Makerspaces to full-blown shops. Current offerings are designed with beginners in mind. |
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What you will learn: Our staff members are experienced educators, passionate about the opportunities that maker technologies brings to the classroom. We emphasize hands-on practice and teach each technology through a simple maker project. Participants will leave with confidence, skills, resources, and new ideas for incorporating Maker tools into the classroom.
Schedule: We offer our full suite of workshops several times throughout the school year, as well as during the summer.
Click here to see a full calendar of Fall 2018 offerings and register for workshops.
Workshop Descriptions
3-D Modeling and Printing
Learn and practice design for 3-D printing, solid modeling (Tinkercad or similar introductory program); explore components, function, materials, and effective use of 3-D printer; and review and discuss project samples.
Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter and 2-D Modeling
Learn and practice design for laser etching and cutting, design for vinyl/craft cutters, 2-D vector modelling (Inkscape, Gravit, or similar program); explore components, function, materials, and effective use of laser and vinyl cutters; and review and discuss project samples.
Designing and Operating a Makerspace, with Shop Tool Training
Explore resources for design, layout, and safe operation of a Makerspace; receive instruction and practice with tools and materials (including a variety of manual and power tools, materials, and fasteners); and review and discuss project samples.
Electronics
Learn and practice principles of electricity by building circuits that use series and parallel circuits, switches, LEDs, buzzers, wiring materials, soldering, component selection, multi-meters, tools, and techniques; and review and discuss project samples.
Arduino Programming
Get introduced to the Arduino microcontroller capabilities and programming environment; learn and practice coding basics; explore interfacing with basic input devices (such as photocells, light temperature, distance sensors) and output devices (such as servo motors, neopixels, LEDs, speakers); and review and discuss project samples.
- Workshops are 1-day, 8:30-2:30, held at the Edgerton Center Student Project Lab (4-409)
- Cost for each workshop is $275/person
- Attendance is limited to 18 participants/session.
Schedule: We offer our full suite of workshops several times throughout the school year, as well as during the summer.
Click here to see a full calendar of Fall 2018 offerings and register for workshops.
Workshop Descriptions
3-D Modeling and Printing
Learn and practice design for 3-D printing, solid modeling (Tinkercad or similar introductory program); explore components, function, materials, and effective use of 3-D printer; and review and discuss project samples.
Laser Cutter, Vinyl Cutter and 2-D Modeling
Learn and practice design for laser etching and cutting, design for vinyl/craft cutters, 2-D vector modelling (Inkscape, Gravit, or similar program); explore components, function, materials, and effective use of laser and vinyl cutters; and review and discuss project samples.
Designing and Operating a Makerspace, with Shop Tool Training
Explore resources for design, layout, and safe operation of a Makerspace; receive instruction and practice with tools and materials (including a variety of manual and power tools, materials, and fasteners); and review and discuss project samples.
Electronics
Learn and practice principles of electricity by building circuits that use series and parallel circuits, switches, LEDs, buzzers, wiring materials, soldering, component selection, multi-meters, tools, and techniques; and review and discuss project samples.
Arduino Programming
Get introduced to the Arduino microcontroller capabilities and programming environment; learn and practice coding basics; explore interfacing with basic input devices (such as photocells, light temperature, distance sensors) and output devices (such as servo motors, neopixels, LEDs, speakers); and review and discuss project samples.
Join our mailing list
Email edgerton-k12-maker@mit.edu to sign up for notifications when workshops are added, or with questions and comments. Please include your name, title/role, email address, school name, school location, school grades, school type (public, charter, independent), and some info about your Makerspace.
Email edgerton-k12-maker@mit.edu to sign up for notifications when workshops are added, or with questions and comments. Please include your name, title/role, email address, school name, school location, school grades, school type (public, charter, independent), and some info about your Makerspace.
